*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : LV0944000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 7H-Furo(3,2-g)(1)benzopyran-7-one
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 66-97-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0152784
REFERENCE               : 5-19-04-00445 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C11-H6-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 186.17
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T C566 DO LVOJ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Ficusin
   * Furocoumarin
   * Furo(2',3',7,6)coumarin
   * Furo(4',5',6,7)coumarin
   * Psoralen
   * Psoralene
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 16500 ug/L
REFERENCE :
   JOBAAY Journal of Bacteriology.  (American Soc. for Microbiology, 1913 I
   St., NW, Washington, DC 20006)  V.1-    1916-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   121,259,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 mg/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 58,23,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA damage
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION           : 1700 ng/L
REFERENCE :
   JMOBAK Journal of Molecular Biology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St.,
   Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 103,39,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Yeast - Saccharomyces cerevisiae
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   BUCABS Bulletin du Cancer.  (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil, France)  V.53-
   1966-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 67,245,1980
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Gene conversion and mitotic recombination
TEST SYSTEM             : Yeast - Saccharomyces cerevisiae
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   BUCABS Bulletin du Cancer.  (SPPIF, B.P.22, F-41353 Vineuil, France)  V.53-
   1966-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 67,245,1980

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: In vitro mammalian nonhuman micronucleus
   
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: S cerevisiae-reversion

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***